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Nessa Hyams

  • Director
  • Casting Director
  • Casting Department
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Nessa Hyams was born on 15 November 1941. She is a director and casting director, known for The Exorcist (1973), What's Up, Doc? (1972) and Blazing Saddles (1974).
BornNovember 15, 1941
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    Known for

    Max von Sydow in The Exorcist (1973)
    The Exorcist
    8.1
    • Casting Director
    • 1973
    Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal in What's Up, Doc? (1972)
    What's Up, Doc?
    7.7
    • Casting Director
    • 1972
    Mel Brooks and Cleavon Little in Blazing Saddles (1974)
    Blazing Saddles
    7.7
    • Casting Director
    • 1974
    Gene Hackman in Night Moves (1975)
    Night Moves
    7.1
    • Casting Director
    • 1975

    Credits

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    Director

    • Anthony Perkins in Chillers (1990)
      Chillers
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1990
    • Cagney & Lacey (1981)
      Cagney & Lacey
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1987
    • Leader of the Band (1987)
      Leader of the Band
      5.8
      • Director
      • 1987
    • Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976)
      Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1976–1977

    Casting Director

    • Brendan Fraser, Joe Pesci, Patrick Dempsey, Josh Hamilton, and Moira Kelly in With Honors (1994)
      With Honors
      6.7
      • Casting Director
      • 1994
    • Matt Dillon and Danny Glover in The Saint of Fort Washington (1993)
      The Saint of Fort Washington
      7.0
      • Casting Director
      • 1993
    • Gene Hackman in Night Moves (1975)
      Night Moves
      7.1
      • Casting Director
      • 1975
    • Alan Arkin and James Caan in Freebie and the Bean (1974)
      Freebie and the Bean
      6.6
      • Casting Director (uncredited)
      • 1974
    • The Terminal Man (1974)
      The Terminal Man
      5.6
      • Casting Director
      • 1974
    • Mame (1974)
      Mame
      5.9
      • Casting Director (uncredited)
      • 1974
    • Mel Brooks and Cleavon Little in Blazing Saddles (1974)
      Blazing Saddles
      7.7
      • Casting Director
      • 1974
    • John Wayne and Diana Muldaur in McQ (1974)
      McQ
      6.2
      • Casting Director
      • 1974
    • Max von Sydow in The Exorcist (1973)
      The Exorcist
      8.1
      • Casting Director
      • 1973
    • Clint Eastwood in Magnum Force (1973)
      Magnum Force
      7.2
      • Casting Director (uncredited)
      • 1973
    • Shelley Winters and Tamara Dobson in Cleopatra Jones (1973)
      Cleopatra Jones
      5.9
      • Casting Director (uncredited)
      • 1973
    • George Segal in Blume in Love (1973)
      Blume in Love
      6.2
      • Casting Director
      • 1973
    • Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal in What's Up, Doc? (1972)
      What's Up, Doc?
      7.7
      • Casting Director
      • 1972
    • Oliver Conant, Gary Grimes, Jerry Houser, and Jennifer O'Neill in Summer of '42 (1971)
      Summer of '42
      7.2
      • Casting Director
      • 1971

    Casting Department

    • Get to Know Your Rabbit (1972)
      Get to Know Your Rabbit
      5.2
      • assistant casting director (uncredited)
      • 1972

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Nessa Picker
    • Born
      • November 15, 1941
    • Spouse
      • David V. PickerJune 8, 1975 - ? (divorced)
    • Relatives
      • John Hyams(Niece or Nephew)

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      Sister of Peter Hyams & Danna Hyams.

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